The Project on Predatory Student Lending is a nonprofit legal advocacy group in Massachusetts that defends student borrowers from predatory practices by colleges. It lobbies Congress and the Department of Education on higher-education rules and laws, including borrower-defense-to-repayment regulations (34 CFR §685.401), the PROTECT Students Act (S. 994 of 2025), and related education and disaster-relief issues. It has four filings totaling $25,000 and has used The Smith-Free Group, LLC.
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